Author Question: Following the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi a. Kashmir was ceded to Pakistan. b. the Congress ... (Read 76 times)

@Brianna17 · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

The conflict that developed between East and West Pakistan, and eventually led to the establishment of the state of Bangladesh, was caused by

a. competition over internal development of the nation's natural resources.
b. ethnic differences.
c. many years of international warfare between the two regions.
d. the demand of the people of East Pakistan to establish an independent Marxist state.
e. resentment in East Pakistan that the government ignored their needs.

Question 2

Following the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi

a. Kashmir was ceded to Pakistan.
b. the Congress Party began to increase its political hold over the Indian people.
c. the Indian economy showed its first signs of a slowdown since 1950.
d. the Bharata Janata Party began to directly challenge the Congress Party for power.
e. relations between Hindus and Muslims improved rapidly.